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Our collection of ideas, tips, and stories from other creative people like you, who use Crossways International's materials in their ministry in novel ways.

Adult Education

Planting the Seed — The Videos That Will Jump-Start Your Bible Study Class
Talmud Tuesdays — Probing the Cultural Context of Jesus' Words
Having a Ball Teaching the Parables — With Tips from Successful Teachers
"I Believe..." — 160-Member Class on The Apostles' Creed Continues to Grow
Teaching People to Fish — Working with a Multicultural Congregation in Coney Island, NY
No Time for Bible Study? — Inspiring the Frantic and Stressed to Stop and Read the Word

Tips for Teaching

A Journey Unlike Any Other — Launching Bible study class that has people packing their 'spiritual suitcases'
Teaching Tips for The Divine Drama® — From an Experienced Pastor
Steps to Success — How a Pastor's Excitement Became Infectious
Psalms by Students — And Other Ideas that Make Learning Even More Fun
Preparing and Teaching Crossways — How One Teacher Thinks Like a Student First
The Drama Expands — “I had hoped for 15…and got 85!”

Evangelizing

A Mighty Message In Miniature — "The Divine Plan" Around the World
"We Do Feet!" — Wearing the Good News on Your Back!
Evangelizing at the Local Diner — A Timely Use of the Biblical Time-Line
Evangelism in Your Back Pocket — Ever wish you had a quick, easy, and concrete way to share the core biblical message of God’s salvation plan for humanity with someone?

Cultivating An Active Laity

Multiplying Leadership — Motivating Lay-people to Become Teachers
Complementary Programs — How CI Materials Can Help Out in Stephen Ministries

Confirmation Class / Youth Education

Teens as Teachers — Kids Demonstrate The Divine Plan
Retreat into The Word — Three-Day Getaway to See Through the Scriptures®
Kids and the Parables — An Approach to Biblical Training That Kids Love
Parents and Children Learn Together — How Parental Involvement Helps Confirmands
Students Learn, Shine, and Teach! — Special Confirmation Issue of CrossLinks
Start the Children Early — A Seasoned Teacher Says We Lose Too Much Time
Parents Join Youth in Bible Study — As Families and Churches Grow Together
Cross-Generational Learning — More on Teaching Youth and Parents Together

Stewardship & Money Management

How to Talk About Money — Stewardship Ideas from Nebraska...and Beyond
How NOT to Talk About Money — Improving Giving by Not Mentioning Money?

Preaching

Captive Audience is Captivated — A Sermon Series on the Apostles' Creed
Commercials, Sermons, and a Dream — Reinforcing Bible Study from the Pulpit
Picking Up the Pieces — How to Navigate Through Leadership Changes
Vacation with STS — Summertime Sermons That Plant Seeds for Fall

The Classes and Curricula of Crossways International

Making Advent Real - A scriptural "reality check" with "Christmas: The Real Story"
Faith Conversations at Home - Parents and Kids Discuss "The Apostles
Creed"
Seeing is Believing! — How the Bible's Big Story Puts It All Together
The Bible's Big Story Changes a Life — And Saves a Marriage
It's for Real! — Using Christmas: The Real Story As Adult Study During Advent
Travel His Road — Three Churches Share Lenten Study Ideas Using Road to Coronation
The Time-Line: A Biblical Life-Line! - Three teachers from two parishes tell us that studying Crossways International’s Biblical Tell-Tell Time-Line is time well spent!
God’s Glory at the Cross - From darkness to light with Road to Coronation

Community Outreach

Bible for All — Developing an Ecumenical Community Bible Study
"I'd Do It Again!" — The Rewards of Hosting a Living Word Workshop in Your Community

Please contact us with your questions (& pictures!) and tell us about your own experiences with Crossways International's materials and resources.

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